The poor shot
Faf du Plessis has perhaps been the worst of South Africa’s batsmen this tour, and his latest dismissal served to illustrate how clueless he has been against spin in Sri Lanka. As Sachithra Senanayake arrived at his delivery stride, du Plessis began to shuffle to the off side, seemingly intent to hit the ball to leg. Just as Senanayake bowled, though, he had a change of heart. Quickly he attempted to reassume his normal stance and stepped back, prodding at the ball, now hoping to do no more than defend it down the pitch. All that moving around had put him off, though, and by the time du Plessis offered a shot, Senanayake’s straighter one had slipped past him and hit off stump.
